Polity Imperial City of Metz

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Was a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire.

Establishment

  • January 1190: Metz is declared a Free Imperial City.

Chronology

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1. Italian Wars

Were a series of conflicts covering the period between 1494 to 1559, fought mostly in the Italian peninsula, but later expanding into Flanders, the Rhineland and the Mediterranean Sea. The primary belligerents were the Valois kings of France, and their Habsburg opponents in the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.

1.1. Italian War of 1551-1559

Was one of the so-called Italian Wars.

1.1.1. Land Campaigns (Italian War of 1551-1559)

Were the Land campaigns of the Italian War of 1551-1559.

  • January 1553: In 1552, the territory of Metz was ceded to the Kingdom of France.

Disestablishment

  • January 1553: In 1552, the territory of Metz was ceded to the Kingdom of France.